CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Former Harvard Senior Associate Athletics Director Pat Henry was inducted today into the New Agenda – Northeast Women's Sports Organization Hall of Fame. Henry was one of 17 honored at the Woodland Golf Club in Newton.
Henry retired from Harvard in June 2019, after 40 years of service. She oversaw the programming of the largest Division I varsity athletics program in the nation and was responsible for the development and well-being of 42 varsity teams. A 2018 inductee into the ECAC Hall of Fame, Henry was instrumental in the success of Harvard Athletics during her time in Cambridge, championing the athletic department's mission of "Education through Athletics" and "Building Community and Pride in Harvard," while strongly advocating for the department's operating philosophy of offering broad-based programs and "Athletics for All."
Among her many accomplishments, Henry helped establish the Harvard Radcliffe Foundation for Women's Athletics in 1981, which has greatly enhanced and broadened the programming and financial support for Harvard's women's athletics programs, and spearheaded Harvard's efforts to celebrate the Ivy League Silver Anniversary of Women's Championships in 1999. She also worked to develop a partnership between Athletics Sports Medicine and University Health Services, creating a model for how college athletics departments and campus health services organizations can work together to best serve student-athletes.
A recipient of the 2022 Nike Lifetime Achievement Award, Henry was inducted into the Gettysburg College Hall of Honor in 1987, following an undergraduate career that saw her compete in field hockey and basketball, and earn a degree in health and physical education. In May 2023, Henry received Gettysburg's Lavern H. Brenneman '36 Award for Exemplary Service.
The New Agenda – Northeast Women's Sports Organization Hall of Fame inducted its first class in Nov. 1988 at Smith College. Since the inception of the Hall, over 400 women have been honored. To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, nominees must have made a significant contribution to the advancement of girls and women in sport within the six New England states through coaching, officiating, mentoring, or advocating. Nominees must also have at least 15 years of experience in the New England states. Personal athletic achievements are not applicable.
